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RefNoHS/6/56
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ormskirk
CreatorWilliam Rutter Dawes
Date11 September 1835
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has been unable to do any observations owing to ill-health and lack of an observatory owing to change of residence. Sends his paper on double stars. Pleased to hear everything progresses at the Cape. Will be happy to hear from him.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originOrmskirk, Lancashire
Origin coordinates53.5665, -2.8869
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6738
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1247Dawes; William Rutter (1799 - 1868); astronomer1799 - 1868
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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